issues archive

August

• Rains Complicate Ethiopian Hydro Dam Dispute
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Innovative Byproduct-Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Completed
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Clean Energy Adds Jobs, but Pace Is Slow
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Gas, Solar Will Power Pittsburgh Airport Microgrid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Renewable Energy Growth Stymied by Pandemic, but Optimism Is High
  

  by Aaron Larson

June

• Renewables Gain Investors as Some Flee Oil, Gas, and Coal
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vectren Will Close Coal Units, Add Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Developers Make Progress on Solar-Powered Hydrogen Projects
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• Hydropower: Meeting Growing Needs with Improved Reliability and Efficiency
  

  by POWER

• Feds Approve Largest U.S. Solar Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Is Geothermal Power on the Brink of a Boom?
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• Need for Resilience Supports Energy Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Wind Energy Leads U.S. Power Generation Growth
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Clean Energy Sector Sheds 106,000 Jobs in March
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• Pandemic Creating ‘Crisis’ for Solar Industry
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Solar Drives Down Price for ISO-NE Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Energy Groups Make Plans to Deal with Coronavirus; EEI Issues Bulletin
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, GE Top Wind Turbine Growth
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ITC Probing Economic Impact of Renewable Goals, Imports to New England
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dominion Latest to Set Net-Zero Carbon Goal
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Siemens-Gamesa Bags Deal for Mammoth 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Qatar Will Boost Middle East Solar with 800-MW Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• New Jersey Backs 45 Community Solar Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Subsidy-Free Onshore Wind Farm Will Host First Siemens Gamesa 5-MW Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• ‘Breakthrough Technology’ Uses Sunlight to Produce Renewable Hydrogen
  

  by Aaron Larson

October 9

• Vistra Shuttering More Coal, Adding Solar and Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Has Chosen Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Winners
  

  by Sonal Patel

October 1

• Team and Individual Award Winners Recognized at Experience POWER
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Vistra Shuttering More Coal, Adding Solar and Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Despite Dead DOE Rule, Grid Resiliency Persists as a Major Concern
  

  by Sonal Patel

September 24

• DOE-Backed Hydrogen Project Underway in Texas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Former SpaceX Engineers Tout New Microreactor
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Throws in the Towel on Coal-Fired Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

September 17

• What Is Siemens Energy? CEO Tells All
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DOE-Backed Hydrogen Project Underway in Texas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hitachi Out of UK Nuclear Business
  

  by Sonal Patel

September 10

• Mitsubishi Power Snags Hydrogen Integration Contracts for 2 GW of New Gas Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Georgia Power: New Vogtle Unit Still Set for 2021 Startup
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Issues Emergency Order to Alleviate California Power Crisis
  

  by Sonal Patel

September 4

• PI System Software-Maker OSIsoft Being Acquired by AVEVA
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Mitsubishi Power Snags Hydrogen Integration Contracts for 2 GW of New Gas Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Technology Can Solve Problem of Nuclear Waste
  

  by Darrell Proctor

August 27

• California Blackouts Bring Calls for Investigation
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Analysis Supports Competitive Southeast Power Market
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Derecho Damage Results in Early Retirement of Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant
  

  by Aaron Larson

August 20

• Innovative Byproduct-Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Completed
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Barakah Nuclear Plant Now Sending Power to Grid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• California Blackouts Bring Calls for Investigation
  

  by Sonal Patel

August 13

• Group to Cities: Get Out of Nuclear Project While You Can
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Innovative Byproduct-Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Completed
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Six Investing Trends Reshaping Power and Utilities Sector Despite COVID
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• TREND: State Renewable Mandates Survive Attacks
  

  by POWER

• CBO Scopes Out Pros and Cons of a Carbon Tax
  

  by POWER

• Turmoil, Confusion Continues at the National Labor Relations Board
  

  by POWER

May

• TREND: Rare Earth Minerals and Free Markets
  

  by POWER

• A Novel Managerial Challenge: Decommissioning Coal
  

  by POWER

• The CIP Merry-Go-Round: Say So Long to Version 4, Hello to Version 5?
  

  by POWER

March

• TREND: Down Go Electricity Prices
  

  by POWER

• NLRB Overturns Dues Precedent, Faces Court Challenge
  

  by POWER

• Value: One of the Most Confounding Propositions We Face
  

  by POWER

January

• Trend: The Nuclear Tortoise and the Natural Gas Hare
  

  by POWER

• Outage Management with an Owner’s Engineer
  

  by POWER

• Coal Ash Recycling Stalls During Regulatory Struggle
  

  by POWER

November

• Why Swooning SWU Prices Will Continue
  

  by POWER

• Clean Air Rules: Unintended Consequences Generator?
  

  by POWER

• Whistleblower Heartaches, Headaches and Heads Ups
  

  by POWER

September

• Trend—How Strong Is the Urge to Merge?
  

  by POWER

• NERC Cyber Security Rules: Evolution or Brownian Motion?
  

  by POWER

• Rare Earths: China Strikes Back
  

  by POWER

July

• TREND: U.S., Energy Exporter
  

  by POWER

• Uranium and Nuclear Fuel: No Bottlenecks Ahead
  

  by POWER

• Cyber Threats to SCADA Systems Are Real
  

  by POWER

May

• Trend—M&A on the Move
  

  by POWER

• The Future of Renewable Energy Finance
  

  by POWER

• Leveraging State Clean Energy Funds
  

  by POWER

March

• TREND: Europe’s Enthusiasm for Renewables Wanes
  

  by POWER

• A Year of Fukushima’s Economic Fallout
  

  by POWER

• Investing in Information to Respond to a Changing Climate
  

  by POWER

September

• EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DOE Issues Emergency Order to Alleviate California Power Crisis
  

  by Sonal Patel

• California Blackouts Bring Calls for Investigation
  

  by Sonal Patel

August

• Analysis Supports Coal-Like Fuel for Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Xuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• $122 Million Earmarked for Coal ‘Innovation Centers’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Advantages of Dual Linear Array Probes for Corrosion Inspection
  

  by POWER

June

• Coal Plant Conversion to Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste Combustion Advances
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Thanks to Asia, Coal Is Still King Worldwide
  

  by Mary Hutzler

May

• Power Sector Resources for Coronavirus Pandemic Response
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Reports $1 Billion Hit to Cash Flow
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• How Low-Temperature Evaporation Treats FGD Wastewater
  

  by POWER

April

• EPA Relaxes Noncompliance Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Power Industry Pleads for Priority COVID-19 Testing, PPE for Mission-Essential Workers
  

  by Sonal Patel

• How One Fabrication Shop in Alabama Is Powering Through the Pandemic
  

  by POWER

March

• DOE Announces Additional $64 Million for Clean Coal Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• New Technology Improves Refractory Maintenance and Shutdown Planning
  

  by POWER

• Changes in Boiler Operations Bring Innovations in Erosion and Corrosion Protection
  

  by POWER

February

• Increasing Automation for Fossil Energy Plants
  

  by POWER

• Hype and Hope: Artificial Intelligence’s Role in the Power Sector
  

  by POWER

• EPA to Withdraw Federal Regional Haze Plan for Utah Based on New Analysis
  

  by Sonal Patel

January

• Settlement Reached in Largest U.S. Coal Ash Cleanup
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Transformative Coal Power Technologies Take Shape
  

  by POWER

• The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• WindGas Falkenhagen: Pioneering Green Gas Production
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE, CTCI Score 6.5-GW Gas Power Contract Win in Taiwan
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Flexible Small-Scale Generation Empowered by Once-Through Boiler Technology
  

  by POWER

August

• Future-Proofing Gas Generation for the Coming Carbon-Free World
  

  by Jason Rowell

• South Korea Forays into Gas Turbine Manufacturing
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Will Decarbonize Uniper’s Gas Power Fleet
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Siemens’ Roadmap to 100% Hydrogen Gas Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Pennsylvania Site Latest Gas Plant Online in Building Surge
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Siemens Launches ‘Most Powerful’ HL-Class Gas Turbine
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• World’s First Integrated Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration Launched
  

  by Sonal Patel

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• The POWER Interview: Keeping the Flame for Natural Gas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• FERC Plans Discussion of COVID-19 Impacts
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Trump Ban on Foreign Bulk Power Equipment Triggers New Uncertainty
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• World’s First HL-Class Gas Turbine Starts Successfully
  

  by Aaron Larson

• NERC Moves to Defer Reliability Standards, Provide COVID-19 Flexibility
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Powering Through a Pandemic
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• MHPS Secures First Order for Hydrogen-Capable J-Series Gas Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Achieves Battery-Enabled Blackstart of Heavy Duty Gas Turbine
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Exec: Global Gas Turbine Market ‘Stabilizing’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Engineering Group: American Gas Turbines Will Remain Relevant But Need Advancement
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dominion Latest to Set Net-Zero Carbon Goal
  

  by Aaron Larson

• The POWER Interview: Exelon Discusses Digitalization
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Power Industry Disrupters: Gas, Renewables, and Storage
  

  by POWER

• Minnesota Court Blocks Construction of Gas-Fired Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

September

• Floating Platforms Are an Offshore Wind Gamechanger
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Developing a Solution for Utility-Scale Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Award-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
  

  by Aaron Larson

August

• Xuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Efficiency a Priority at Caofeidian Coal Power Plant
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Digitization Drives Efficiency at Turkish Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• The Evolution of Power Business Models
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Islands: An Ocean of Potential for Marine Energy
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

• A Multi-Layered Reinvention: AES Southland Projects
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Rethinking Wastewater Treatment for Better FGD Economics
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Offshore Wind Finding Direction in U.S.
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• A Nuclear Power Side Venture: Medical Isotope Production
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Innovative Distributed Generation Projects Provide Power to Remote Areas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Natural Gas a Powerful Force, Despite Industry Headwinds
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• THE BIG PICTURE (Infographic): U.S. Nuclear Lifetimes
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Why We Need More Public Investment in Energy Storage Technology
  

  by POWER

March

• Gravity Base Ballast Provides Tidal Turbines with a Sturdy Grip
  

  by Ralitsa Peycheva

• Flow Batteries: Energy Storage Option for a Variety of Uses
  

  by POWER

• Novel System Uses Condenser Water for District Heating
  

  by POWER

February

• Public Safety Power Shutoffs: How Utilities Could Partner
  

  by POWER

• How Utilities Can Better Manage and Maintain the Quality of Their Data Assets
  

  by POWER

• Fault Ride-Through Using Slip-Capable Torque-Limiting Couplings
  

  by POWER

January

• THE BIG PICTURE [Infographic]: Solar’s Explosive Growth
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Electric Power Generation: Coal Is Currently a Vital Component
  

  by POWER

• Innovation Propels Nuclear Power on New Trajectory
  

  by POWER